Rosco McGlashan is a legend of Australian motor sport and drag racing. His early years were certainly not ones of privilege. He spent time in state-run homes and remand centres, eventually leaving home and his school at just 12. He drives up north in Western Australia to find work, increasing his age from 12 to 16. He fought everyone and everything and, at 17, ended up in prison and even solitary confinement. Once released, he finds salvation through his love of speed and raw horsepower. He focuses his fighting spirit and energy on racing and going very fast. His V8 drag bike, and jet cars take him from WA all over Australia and the USA, meeting some incredible people, leading to amazing adventures and tales that will leave you speechless. Later, he gets kidnapped by the Russian Mafia when trying to buy two MIG jet fighter engines and fights his way out. He crashes a car at nearly 600 mph. He then clinically dies on an operating table when another car he was racing went off a mountain road in driving rain. He was revived and went on to break many motor racing and land speed records. He meets mass murderers and world leaders, then casually chats with the Dalai Lama. Eventually, Rosco turned his attention to capturing the Australian and world land speed records, a goal he set himself at age 12. He is finishing his latest record-breaker, the world's fastest and most powerful car, Aussie Invader 5R. You won't be able to put "ROSCO The Fastest Aussie on Earth" down. This book is an incredibly inspiring, moving and motivational story of guts, grit, and determination. Quitting is not in this man's vocabulary.
ROSCO The Fastest Aussie on Earth: The amazing true life story of Rosco McGlashan as told to Mark J Read
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Author: Read, Mark J
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780645627305
Details:
Author: Read, Mark J
Binding: Hardcover
Number Of Pages: 357
Release Date: 09-01-2023
Part Number: cpt-auo-157
Package Dimensions: 9.0 x 6.0 x 1.0 inches Languages: English
EAN: 9780645627305
